Chapter 130: The Strongest Opponent!
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"Is this the game we want? Is this a game where we want to regain our dignity?! ”
On January 3, 1994, in the home locker room of the Portland Trail Blazers' home memorial arena, everyone subconsciously bowed their heads in the face of Drexler's roar and angry gaze.
The Trail Blazers gave up a lot in this game, in order to regain the dignity they had lost, and everyone wanted to beat the Jazz in this game, but in the end, in the first half of the game, there were not many Trail Blazers players who could pay a little for it.
Especially the core players of this team, the players, most of them are paid twice or even twice as much as Drexler, but in the end, these people's expressions are simply miserable, and in the end, they need to rely on the team's bench players to barely maintain a close match with the Jazz.
This made Drexler very hard to accept, really, very hard to accept.
Although he was also unable to show his strength to suppress Lin Han in the first half of the game, he was even suppressed by Lin Han, and in the end, he was humiliated by Lin Han at the end of the half, which is simply unacceptable for the veteran.
At this time, he hated very much why he didn't have the energy he had at his peak, and why he was not only old now, but also riddled with injuries.
He also hated the Trailblazers, a team that was once sharp, had become such a rotten situation, and his old comrades-in-arms were now carrying high salaries in their arms, and after falling from the top, they had given up the enterprising spirit of returning to the top.
"Is this the team I'm playing for now?"
After sweeping the faces of his teammates, Drexler realized that he was really sad.
"No matter what, I'm going to win this game, and even if I do leave this team, I definitely don't want to leave in any kind of gray running away stance!"
When he thought of this, Drexler, who had a depressed face, once again showed a resolute expression.
Being stared at like this by Drexler, the Trail Blazers players were very uncomfortable, and in this game, except for a few people, they really didn't show enough determination to win the game.
Buck Williams, the core and mainstay of the team, was completely enraged and pinned down by the Jazz rookie, completely forgetting what his most important responsibility in the team was.
As the future of the team, the team's power forward Clifford Robinson did not play his aggressiveness at all in the first half, not only did he not pose any threat to Malone on the defensive end, but he did not create enough trouble for Malone on the offensive end, except for shooting or shooting, it seems that he wants to use his shooting to shoot Malone.
As for the team's point guard, Strickland, still hasn't shown enough aggression, you know, this point guard is more than five centimeters taller than Stockton, as long as he wants, Stockton is difficult to really defend him.
Therefore, at this time, when Drexler was expressing his dissatisfaction with the first half, the head coach of the team on one side, Adelman, did not stop it, but acquiesced in this behavior.
He's not a very motivating manager, he's not that enthusiastic, so a lot of times, the specific situation needs to be solved by the team itself, and now Drexler is doing it right.
"Clyde, we know how to do it, the win of this game, belongs to Portland!"
After a short silence, Buck Williams, who is now the team's veteran and Drexler's old comrade-in-arms and now the team's highest-paid player, gritted his teeth and said that in the first half of the game, even if Drexler didn't say it, he was very dissatisfied with his appearance, irritated by a rookie, and made like that by a rookie, who can be satisfied?
Although he is old now, he was also an All-Star back then!
"Okay, that's it, this game isn't over yet, but if you want to win, you need a new table"
After Buck Williams and the other Trail Blazers players made a statement, Adelman appropriately called off the atmosphere, and everyone understood the truth of moderation, so when Adelman rearranged the second-half tactics again, Drexler rubbed his somewhat swollen knee and nodded.
"It seems that this game is really going to be desperate, otherwise it will really be underestimated by that little guy"
At this time, the Trail Blazers' locker room was full of dissatisfaction and anger about the game, and on the Jazz side, although after halftime, the Jazz entered the second half with a leading attitude, but the Jazz's head coach Jerry Sloan was also dissatisfied.
It's not that he is dissatisfied with Lin Han or Ma Long and a group of them, this is a cliché, the Jazz's substitutes are pitted, but for this hole, he really doesn't know how to fill it, especially now, he can't throw all these guys right now, right?
Even if you want to trade, you can't trade now.
But fortunately, the Jazz are competitive enough in this game, in fact, the current Jazz players, in addition to the weak center position, are almost the strongest in the league, and now who in the entire league can find a team led by two popular superstars and a quasi-superstar?
It's a veritable giant!
Moreover, the division of labor is now clear, Lin Han is in charge of the individual offense, Stockton and Malone are in charge of the team's team tactics, although the people have not been able to fully blend, but it is enough to suppress most of the teams in the league.
"Lin, I'm still the same sentence, I'm very relieved about your strength, but you still have to be careful of Drexler, he is not a simple player, even if he is no longer in his prime."
"Understood, Coach"
After Jerry Sloan finished speaking, Lin Han smiled and said, and then enjoyed the massage of his little Aaron Williams and Brian Russell and the team's physiotherapist.
Because he never underestimated the former league's second-leading point guard, even if he still has the initiative.
Because Lin Han knows very well that this guy's energy has not been fully used, as an opponent who is in the same position in defense and offense in the first half, Lin Han can still clearly test whether the opponent is completely trying his best.
"But what if he hasn't used all his energy yet?!"
Of course, although the Jazz are still vigilant enough against the Trail Blazers, it is an exciting thing to be able to dominate the Trail Blazers in back-to-back games on the road, although this team is only sixth in the West and only a round out last season.
But this team was in the Finals twice a year before, and it was the strongest team in the West except for the Lakers, and now the Lakers have long fallen, although Yang rose last season because of the arrival of Barkley, but in the eyes of many people, the Trail Blazers are still one of the strongest teams in the West, and this team is a good litmus test.
It can't be helped, this team has money, the players are good enough, even if it doesn't have the spirit of forging ahead in the past, but it is enough as a litmus test.
If the Jazz can finally suppress the Trail Blazers and finally beat this team, it will be a huge boost in Jazz's confidence!
Although in the first half, the Jazz had a better scene, although the Trail Blazers' bench was stronger and stronger, but the bench was only a substitute, and their playing time was limited, and what could really be reflected on the field for a long time could only be said to be the table of both sides.
It's just that although the Jazz had the advantage in the half, after all, the score difference in the half of the game was close, and the Trail Blazers fans were not discouraged, but for them, the boss of their team was not able to suppress the Jazz No. 8, which made them a little disappointed.
The current Trail Blazers fans no longer regard Lin Han as an ordinary rookie or a rookie with a little luck, this guy does have very top strength, at least, for now, this little guy doesn't look worse than their boss at all.
"Paul, it looks like you're going to be disappointed in this game"
Of course, although the Trail Blazers fans were not much frustrated after halftime, for Miller, the owner of the Utah Jazz who was sitting in the spectators on the sidelines, the team was able to suppress the Trail Blazers in the first half of this game, which really made him happy.
Especially when Paul Allen was still sitting next to him, the feeling of **silk] defeating Gao Shuai and rich suddenly came out, although Miller is not **silk], but this is also relative, especially before the game started, Paul Allen's empty 'domineering' made the old Miller hate it even more, but people are rich, and he really has nothing to say.
It's just that now, the team's cousin Xiàn has given him a long face.
"It's not over yet, it's too early to celebrate"
Facing the proud Miller, Paul Allen's face was a little unsightly at this time, this team was a team he built with a lot of money, and he once had high hopes for this team, even if the team failed miserably last year, Paul Allen was still willing to give this team a chance.
As a person who uses money to open the way after entering the NBA, his patience is very limited, and it is difficult for a capitalist to be satisfied when his input and output are not proportional.
In this situation, the current Trail Blazers are very disappointing to him, except for Drexler who can show him that there is still fighting spirit, the others seem to be not much different from usual.
He now knew very well that the team he had built with money was a little rotten, even so rotten that he wanted to tear it down and start over.
Of course, such thoughts did not come out in front of Miller.
Moreover, this game is not without gains for Paul Allen, and his biggest gain is Lin Han, the Jazz's latest leading player.
This guy made a big impression on him in the first half, Paul Allen is a fan, there's no doubt about that, although he is not the most professional basketball fan or NBA fan, but he is a fan.
He can distinguish between the good and bad of the players now, although Drexler is no longer in his prime, but there are not many players who can compare with Drexler in terms of explosiveness, especially in explosiveness, and this little actually did it, this little actually made Paul Allen see the shadow of Drexler years ago!
At that time, Drexler was even more unstoppable.
But now Lin Han has something even more rare than that of Drexler at that time, this little is very arrogant! It's really arrogant!
When playing breakthrough in front of Drexler, he would actually remind the other party first that this kind of red fruit's contempt and anger for Drexler was simply crazy.
For many people, maybe they don't like Lin Han's arrogance, but Paul Allen likes it very much, if Drexler had Lin Han's character, the Trail Blazers would still fail to reach the finals twice, but the failure was definitely not so bad!
"What an incredible young man, maybe he can make my money work for the end "
At this time, when the players on both sides played again in the second half, Paul Allen's eyes were very hot when he looked at Lin Han, and at this time, he had been paying attention to Paul Allen's old Miller, and at this time, he saw Paul Allen's hot expression a little ugly.
For the Trail Blazers, who were playing at home, the first half of the game was pressed by the Jazz, which made them feel very aggrieved, so at halftime, as the anger of the team's boss Drexler, the other players of the Trail Blazers quickly gave their own responses on the court.
After the start of the second half, the Trail Blazers' strategy and the appearance of the players were obviously very different from the first half.
"Little, you are the strongest young man I have ever met, it was my fault for my contempt for you before, but your madness can end here"
In the face of this opponent in this game, Drexler's mood is really very complicated now, I have to say that now he no longer has any capital to despise Lin Han, even if he was suppressed by Lin Han in the first half, for his own knees, Drexler did not go all out, but now, at this time, it is time to work hard!
"Clyde, catch the ball!"
As a Trail Blazers' playmaker, whether or not you have real organizational ability is secondary, and the most important point is that when Drexler cuts to a good enough position, he must have the ability to find his boss, which was done very well by Terry Porter, the Trail Blazers' point guard at that time, and the Trail Blazers' outside double shot at that time simply shocked the entire NBA.
And now Strickland, although there is no way to sympathize with Drexler like the peak Terry Porter, but the league's top point guard is actually very easy to do such a pass.
Since his body is not as good as before, Drexler has actually really reduced a lot of individual ball-holding offense, and more uses his experience and air cut to seek opportunities to pass and respond to teammates, and this game, even in air cut, when Drexler receives the ball, the first goal is no longer passing, but direct one-on-one with Lin Han.
This is not for anything else, but to strengthen his aggressiveness on the offensive end, in the hope of being able to completely suppress Lin Han, so Drexler's passes, which can still be seen in the first half, are all gone after the second half.
"Drexler cut in, very fast explosive, it's really fast, Lin Han is still chasing closely behind Drexler, Drexler is about to start!"
When Drexler received the ball and cut inside again, Lin Han had already prepared, even if he had been prepared for a long time, but it was still a step slower, Lin Han did not defend Drexler's catch in this game, but made defensive moves after Drexler received the ball.
In the first half, Lin Han's defensive strategy was very effective, because Tony Allen's iron tong defensive skills are plus defensive movement, coupled with Lin Han's own explosive power, few players in the league can really use it to get rid of Lin Han, even Drexler, who was known as the No. 1 back then, was not able to completely get rid of Lin Han.
However, after the start of the second half, Lin Han's defensive strategy suddenly failed, not because Lin Han's slowed down, but because Drexler's got faster.
When the Trailblazers' leading player received the ball, it was too late for Lin Han to stick it again! And it's really late!
Just like Lin Han passed Drexler in one step in the first half, Drexler was able to pass Lin Han in one step after the second half!
The current Lin Han is not a player who is defensive with his eyes!
"Oh my God, it's incredible, Lin Han was actually thrown away?! Lin Han was actually thrown away! , Lin Han actually reached out at the end?! ”
When Lin Han watched Drexler face Aaron Williams' supplementary defense, and when he was one step away from Aaron Williams, he started and flew directly, Lin Han almost subconsciously reached over and wanted to catch the Trail Blazers' leading player.
But when Lin Han stretched out his hand to the longest point and was about to catch Drexler, the Trail Blazers' leading player suddenly left from Lin Han's fingertips, and in the face of Aaron Williams' supplementary defense, the Trail Blazers' leading player actually leaned directly in the air to bypass Aaron Williams, and then smashed the basketball in his hand into the basket!
This is a very classic gliding split! Back then, Drexler didn't say that there was a person in front of him, even if there were two people, he would dare to play like this with a split button across people!
And when Drexler completed the dunk, Aaron Williams, who was completed by Drexler in the air, looked at Drexler hanging on the basket with a shocked face, his eyes shrank, and his mouth was even more dumbfounded.
It was the first time he had seen someone who couldn't even keep up with his boss Lin Han, it was simply impossible!
At this time, the Jazz center's outlook on life has changed!
Now Aaron Williams was in a crazy shock, and Lin Han was no better, at this time Lin Han's face was very gloomy.
Since meeting Westbrook's courage, Lin Han has rarely been defeated by one person in terms of upper and explosive power, and he is beaten by an old man who has just been ridiculed by him.
"Little, can you catch up with me"
When Drexler gently got off the basket, facing the stunned Jazz inside group, he said softly in Lin Han's ear with a smile and some disdain when he walked past Lin Han.
And after Drexler finished speaking, Lin Han's fists were already clenched tightly.
If Lin Han really noticed it at this time, he would have seen that Drexler was walking a little slowly now, but Lin Han didn't notice these at this time.
So this time, after Drexler took Lin Han in a very domineering step, the Trail Blazers players on the field were very excited, after all, the return of the boss again is indeed a morale booster, since 1992, they have rarely seen such an unreasonable breakthrough as Drexler.
It's just that Adelman, who was on the sidelines, saw Drexler's breakthrough this time at this time, his face was not so good-looking, but his expression was a little dignified.
"It's crazy, it's crazy, I really didn't expect Drexler to have such explosive power now, it's incredible"
In the face of the crazy cheers and cheers of the Trail Blazers fans in the audience, at this time, Collins, as the commentator of the game, was very excited, and Larry Bird on the side also smiled and nodded.
"Clyde's breakthrough is indeed reminiscent of his time a few years ago, and now many people say that Lin Han's breakthrough skills are epoch-making, and the last epoch-making breakthrough player is Drexler, maybe Drexler can't compare to Lin Han in terms of impact, but in terms of explosive power, Lin Han can't compare to Drexler"
If Lin Han faced Drexler's situation just now, Lin Han would not turn in the air, but directly crushed from Aaron Williams's body, when he first beat the Knicks, Lin Han even dared to crush Ewing, Lin Han's breakthrough seemed to add the entire body, not only with explosive power, such as strength, etc., all physical attributes were a fierce mess, so Lin Han's breakthrough was very difficult to control, but Drexler was different, his breakthrough was only added to the explosive force, although it was also very fast, But the control of the body is done better.
So in the first half, when Lin Han could imitate Drexler's gliding split, it seemed that the movements were similar, and anyone with a discerning eye could actually see the difference.
As for which of these two people's breakthroughs is stronger, it is difficult to say, but it is not easy for Lin Han to resist Drexler on the defensive end like he did in the first half, or rather, Lin Han's defense is very good, but the level is not enough.
Lin Han needs better defensive movement!
"Hahaha, I just said that Lin Han is definitely not Drexler's opponent, and the situation in the first half was just an accident"
At this time, the reporters on the sidelines who had been suppressed by Lin Han's crazy expression in the first half were all crazy again at this time, and Drexler's resurrection simply made these people as excited and excited as Christmas.
Of course, there are also the Trail Blazers fans on the scene, who have also been suppressed for a long time.
In this case, with the resurrection of Drexler, the situation on the court has obviously changed, and the situation in which the Jazz had the advantage immediately became even after the second half, and even the Trail Blazers players worked harder.
I have to say that the situation between the two sides in this game is all on Lin Han and Drexler, and the battle between the two, whoever can take the initiative will also be able to take the initiative.
Therefore, as the time passed in the first quarter, Lin Han's rapid breakthrough and Drexler's breakthrough, these two almost hit the opponent like crazy, and the two obviously wanted to completely suppress the opponent on the offensive end, as long as anyone can suppress the opponent on the offensive end, then the winner of this game can be distinguished.
Therefore, when the first quarter of this game began, although Lin Han had a very strong defensive skill, but in this game, the Jazz player once again made people see the embarrassment of being stepped by when he first entered the league.
Even if Lin Han is not a look-a-glance defense, he was beaten by Drexler into an eye-to-eye defense, and in the same way, as a scoring guard with the strongest breakthrough ability in the league, although he is not Drexler's advantage in terms of strength, it is not a disadvantage, and his body is actually very good.
But after the start of the second half of this game, the Trailblazer boss who was not a piece of paper was stunned by Lin Han, even if Drexler used himself with all his strength on the defensive end, even if he kept up with Lin Han, he was directly crushed by Lin Han from his side, and there was no reason at all.
In this case, as the center forwards of both teams in this game, the embarrassment of Aaron Williams and Buck Williams can be imagined.
These two centers, who were completely entangled in the first half, didn't have to be entangled after the first quarter, and both became backgrounds, Aaron Williams became Drexler's background, and Buck Williams became Linham's background.
"Damn, damn! It's really damnable! ”
When Lin Han crushed Drexler from the outside again, although he had already moved in place, Lin Han didn't care about the center who was only 2.0 meters O3 at all, and even flew directly into the air and dunked the basketball in his hand from the head of the Trail Blazers center, and Buck Williams was almost knocked out by Lin Han.
It was already a shame for him to be entangled by a rookie like Aaron Williams in the first half, and when it came to the second half, being abused by Lin Han in such a way was no longer a shame, but a humiliation of Hongguoguo], Lin Han was insulting him like Drexler's insult to Aaron Williams!
And at this time, in the face of his murderous teammates who had been humiliated, Drexler, who was gasping loudly, was a little helpless and a little powerless!
He really can't care about these anymore, in the first quarter of this game, he has gone all out, and even gone all out, but he still hasn't been able to suppress Lin Han, you know, even a year ago, in the face of his lethal and oppressive style of play, except for Jordan, there are only five players in the league who can still stick to their offense under his style of play, and still be able to swing their offense to the fullest!
And to be able to do something like Lin Han will definitely not even be one, and this person also includes Jordan!
Even if he had raised Lin Han's height to a very high level.
But looking at Buck Williams at this time, Drexler still realized that he underestimated Lin Han!
This little rise is already unstoppable!
When the first quarter of the game ended, the Trail Blazers' center was beaten by Lin Han after being left of the game, and he was frantically beating his seat.
And after Lin Han got off the court, he was also shocked.
Lin Han, who walked to his seat, directly took the towel from his teammates, and put the towel on his head and sat on his seat with a shocked face.
"Is that guy really a veteran who can't run? How is this possible? Is this guy really a player who was outlawed by Jordan?! ”
Lin Han, who was sitting in his seat sweating frantically and gasping frantically, stared at his feet with round eyes at this time, and his face still had a look of shock and incredulity.
He had already estimated Drexler to be strong enough, but the final result was that the situation was still out of Lin Han's estimate, he really couldn't imagine that he would be so ruthlessly torn apart by a player, although he also tore the other party apart, but this is different, when Lin Han got his first all-round defensive skill, his confidence in himself, and his expectations for this game are definitely not like this.
"Lin, you've done a great job"
Facing Lin Han, who was shocked and a little dazed at this time, Stockton and Malone patted Lin Han's shoulder and said with a smile.
And Lin Han, who had been keeping his head down at this time, looked up blankly at the encouraging and concerned eyes of his teammates such as Ma Long, Stockton, and Russell and Aaron Williams.
forcibly threw all the shock and confusion in his mind out of his mind, and his eyes became clear again.
Drexler in the first quarter of this game is the strongest opponent Lin Han has encountered since entering the NBA, and if there is no one, it is the strongest opponent!
An opponent who was so strong that Lin Han's self-confident defense became as weak as a piece of paper!
It's just such an opponent, and it's still an opponent that Lin Han must defeat!
When he thought of this, all the dazedness and shock on Lin Han's face were replaced by firmness and perseverance.
And Jerry Sloan, who had been watching Lin Han's changes on the side, nodded lightly when he saw Lin Han's current expression.
The little guy has grown again. r1152
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